Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-10
EDUCATIONAL

LII w ~ AL
The crowded condition of our columns
this morning forbids us giving very much
space to the closing exercises OF the edu-
cational institutions, but we give below
the chief points of interest in them:
Stanton Male ACADEMY.
This school, of which Prof. w. H.
Kable is Principal, closed it's session June
I'd. 1t was by far the most prosperous
session in its history. and the number OF
pupils was nearly double that of the year
before, and included students from the
Southern States as far South as Texas.
| We give below the results of the years
competition among the scholars,as shown
| by the awards:
HIGHEST DISTINCTION.
Those who reached the standard OF
three-fourJhs of the maximum on all their
examinations, received distinctions,
"Sunanaa cam laude," and are as follows;
J F Armentrout, W II Asst, Geo Baall
w A Boyd, Frank Dyson, Paul Donovan,
W II East, D Fultz, Richard Hatch, S Il
Hendren, w G Kable, John FL Gayle. BP
Lee, W L Olivier, w F Brittingham, Jr,
John Gilkeson.
CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION.
These were conferred upon those who
were distinguished in three or more studies
and are as follows: Max Lee Bear, IL 5
Branch, Jno Broaddus, G G Cullen, VIM
Dinwiddie, P East, Archer Farmer, M
Fultz, 3 Hansberger, 0 E Howell, 5 Il
Mann. Jno Hepburn, John S Peck, x II
Poyntz, J B Ransom, Fl FL Roller, Edwin
Sloan, r A Sutherland, 3 F Thompson, j
Laws Peyton, p II Trout, Geo r Todd.
Aug. Zerega.
PROFICIENTS.
In German-Geo Beall; French-John
Gilkeson; Arithmetic-W G Caperton.
VIM Dinwiddie, W F Brittingham. Fran K
Dyson, B P Lee, Chas Lyle, W g Kable,
ohm Peck, John Broaddus, Ed Sloan,
Jno II Gayle, Archer Farmer; Geometry
j f Armentrout, John Gikeson, j B
Harnsberger, Ed Sloan, John S Peck,
Frank Dyson, John FL Gayle; Plain and
Spherical Trigonometry-J Armentrout
and w FL East.
PRIZES.
Solid gold badge with monogram rs. M.
A." to Baker P. Lee Of Hampton, Va,
for highest mark in final examinations on
all subjects-his average being So.
Solid gold badges with monogram SIS.
M. Az to John Gilkeson and j. f. Ar
mentrout of Augusta County, Va, for
highest average mark on recitations during
the session.
Solid gold badge with monogram rs. M.
A. ~ to Richard Hatch of Richland Parish
La, for greatest diligence in studies and
excellence in department. ~
W Wesleyan Female Institute.
This school of which DR.. W. A. Harris,
D. D., is Principal. ended its session on
Tuesday night. We give below the more
important awards made to pupils from
DIPLOMA N THE SCHOOLS.
History-Katie Hutcheson. Belle White;
CEemistry-Katie Hatcheso;> Allie Yost,
Matte Owens; Natural Philosophy
Blanche Lynch, Maud McLaurin, Katie
Hutcheson; Latin-Lola Sprinkle; French
Annie D. BeckleY, BERTHE Conner, FIoy
Whipple, Matte Owens, Matte Brown;
German-Lola Sprinkle, Matte Owens,
leila Dice; Observation-Disclosures Owens;
Moral Philosophy-Alice Brown, Matte
Owens, Matte Brown, Minnie Purvis,
Katie Hutcheson, Allie Yost; English
Literature--HelenA A. Hunter, Allie Y cost
Matte Owens, Matte Brown, Floy
Whipple, Alma DEBTOR; Instrumental
Musie-Mattie Owens, leila Dice, M.
Belle Liggett; Vocal Music-M. Belle
Liggett, Alma Dettor, Helen A. Hunter.
GRADUATES IN SCIENCE AND
LITERATURE.
Mamie S, c. Uhl Of Pennsylvania, Matte
Brown of Virginia, George L.. Fulton of
Georgia, leila Dice of Virginia.
FULL GRADUATES.
Mamie Dismukes of Kentucky, Matte
| Owens of Virginia.
D., D. & B. Institution. -
At this State educational Institution
the illness of the Steward, Capt.
Funston, caused the abandonment Of the
usual public closing exercises. The awards
were made privately. The declaimers'
medals of the Miltonian Society, for the
blind, were won-the first by John S.
Hewlett Of Chesterfield and the second by
W. d. Oden of Roanoke; and the declaim-
er's medal of the Goodson Literary So
of Winchester. The full graduates this
year were-Fannie Brewer, Emma Atkin-
son, and Maggie Coplin.